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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Satire 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Naevolus work before leaving his job?
(a) At the temple.
(b) At the school.
(c) At the infirmary.
(d) At the market.

2. Which of the following characters poisons for a living?
(a) Flaminia.
(b) Aeneus.
(c) Nero.
(d) Locusta.

3. Which of the following men had the lavish garden Juvenal spoke of in Satire XIV?
(a) Rutilus.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Cadmus.
(d) Hesperides.

4. Which of the following groups of people did Juvenal prefer?
(a) Eunichs.
(b) Cross dressers.
(c) Adulturers.
(d) Homosexuals.

5. In Juvenal's village, which of the following groups of people often pretended to have money in order to gain clients?
(a) Painters.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Teachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following activities is NOT a type of immorality discussed in the opening chapter of the novel?

2. Why were waiters assigned to each of the guests at the dinner party?

3. In Satire II, with which of the following relatives was the condemned man accused of having an inappropriate relationship?

4. Which of the following eras was rife with adultery?

5. From whom did Juvenal believe children learn bad morals?

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